Will you be at the
Academy of Management Annual Meeting?

Come Meet Mara Olekalns and Etty Jehn,
the New Editors of Negotiation and Conflict Management Research

Saturday, August 8th 3:00pm at the John Wiley & Sons exhibit

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the official journal of the International Association for Conflict Management!

NCMR publishes fundamental research that focuses on conflict and conflict management across levels and a range of domains.

NCMR Special Issue
Call for Proposals

Each year, NCMR publishes a special issue. The Incoming Editors are now calling for proposals from individuals interested in serving as Guest Editors for the 2010 Special Issue, to be published as the 4th issue of Volume 3.

Proposals should include:

• Contact information, including phone, e-mail and postal addresses, of Guest Editors.
• 500 - 1000 word overview of proposed theme.
• Names of potential contributors to the issue
• Names of the Special Issue Editorial Board (potential reviewers)
• A draft Call for Papers and a plan for soliciting submissions to the Special Issue
• A timeline for ensuring that final papers are ready for copy editing and production by July 2010.  

The editors and associate editors will evaluate proposals.
Please direct all questions to the editors.
 
Special issue proposals should be submitted to Mara Olekalns, m.olekalns@mbs.edu, by August 30 2009.

We will also consider proposals for the 2011 Special Issue

CM Sunday Night Social
Vong’s Thai Kitchen
6 West Hubbard Street

6:00-8:30pm, Sunday August 9th

Come see all your CM friends, and meet some new ones! Hang around, eat delicious food, and drink! We will meet at Vong’s Thai Kitchen, a lovely restaurant very close to the Sheraton. The entire restaurant has been reserved just for our division.

For more information on Vong’s Thai Kitchen, go to: http://www.vongsthaikitchen.com/

We need to get a head count, so please e-mail Kathleen O’Connor (kmo8@cornell.edu) to let her know if you are planning to come.

Price with food and unlimited wine and beer:

• $34 for regular members.
• $24 for students and new members

Price with food and soda only:

• $19 for regular members.
• $9 for students and new members

Payment (US Dollars) can be paid at the door (cash or check only) or, preferably, sent in advance to:

Kathleen O’Connor
317 Sage Hall
The Johnson School
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Again, let me know if you’re planning to come. I look forward to seeing you there.

Kathleen O’Connor, Division-Chair, Elect

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INCUBATOR

SATURDAY,
AUGUST 8, 2009
8:00 AM— 4:00 PM
SHERATON CHICAGO
MAYFAIR ROOM

“In this session, each faculty Speaker presents a brief summary of successes & failures in their individual research agendas, followed by questions from the audience.  Then, participants will be divided into small groups (e.g. 6) and paired with one of the Speakers.  Each participant will present their research idea to the small group and speaker, and receive immediate feedback from this small group.  After lunch, participants may present their research idea to the entire group (e.g. 40).”

The deadline to register is June 15, 2009

Who can attend? All junior faculty at academic institutions (Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Senior Lecturers and Postdocs) who have completed their PhDs within the past five years.

How do I register?   Registrants must send before June 15th, a one-two paragraph description of the research project that they want to discuss and a copy of their vita to Barry Goldman (bgoldman@eller.arizona.edu)

Pre-registration is required and limited. Please visit https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg

Please contact Barry Goldman at bgoldman@eller.arizona.edu or Anne Pentland at annep@email.arizona.edu to obtain the approval code.

Speakers & Team Leaders
Co-Chair: Barry Goldman
Co-Chair: Robert Bies
Speaker:  Joel Brockner
Speaker:  Michele Gelfand
Speaker:  Roy Lewicki
Speaker:  Quinetta Roberson
Speaker:  Debra Shapiro
Speaker:  Kimberly Wade-Benzoni

For more information, please contact:
Barry Goldman - bgoldman@eller.arizona.edu
Anne Pentland - annep@email.arizona.edu

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (CM)
Barry Goldman, University of Arizona, bgoldman@eller.arizona.edu

2009 CM Division Professional Development Workshops: Call for Proposals

The Conflict Management Division is soliciting proposals for professional development workshops (PDWs) at the 2009 Academy of Management meetings in Chicago, Illinois. Workshops are an opportunity to be innovative, explore cutting edge ideas, share expertise and best practices, and engage in stimulating discussions. Formats can take a variety of forms: roundtables, workshops, town hall meetings, debates, to name a few. They can revolve around substantive issues or “state of the art” workshops on research, teaching, or practice relating to conflict. Workshops should be interactive and interesting to CM members. We particularly encourage you to consider submitting proposals that relate to the theme of this year’s conference: “Green Management Matters.”

Workshops will be scheduled between 8:00AM and 8:00PM on Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8. Space is limited, so we encourage sessions that are co-sponsored with other divisions and interest groups.

The submission website is http://submissions.aomonline.org/2009 and the deadline for submission of proposals is January 15, 2009. If you have any questions, or wish to discuss your ideas before submitting, please feel free to contact Barry Goldman, PDW Chair, by December 15th. We encourage early submissions.

Group & Organization Management
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Conceptual Issue

The Editorial Team of Group & Organization Management would like to invite authors to submit proposals for a new feature of the Journal – a Conceptual Review Issue. Articles for the Conceptual Issue are intended to be high-impact scholarly conceptual pieces based on extant development in research literatures. This Conceptual Review Issue, unlike typical Review Issues published in other journals, will consist of papers that offer more than just a summary of existing knowledge in certain area.  Manuscripts submitted for the Conceptual Review Issue should go beyond summarizing recent research, and should in addition provide an integration of management literatures, offer an integrated framework, and highlight directions for possible future inquiry.  Similar to Review Issues published in other journals, such papers should be based on existing literature, and are not expected to offer empirical data. Papers offering inter-disciplinary and/or multi-level insights on management and organizational processes are welcomed and encouraged.

Proposals for the Conceptual Review Issue should contain 1500-1800 words (a figure and/or table can be added). You may also add appendix containing sample references. References, figures, tables, and appendices do not count against the aforementioned word count. All proposals will be subject to editorial review. Submissions will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria:

(a)  Relevance. The proposed manuscript should thoroughly review a significant and important research area within the group and organizational management field.

(b)  Viability. The proposal should demonstrate how the paper will be completed within the time frame (see below). 

(c)  Scope of Interest. Papers of broad interest to scholars in diverse research areas are greatly preferred.

(d)  Organization and Coherence. The proposal should follow a logical structure, read clearly, and thoroughly represent the available research.

(e)  Conceptual Value Added. The paper should offer insights that go beyond a thorough summary of current literature. 

(f)  Agenda for Future Research. The proposal should convey relevant implications for future research.

Authors must adhere to a stringent timeline. Relevant dates are as follows:

·         January 1st, 2009: Proposal submission due date.
·         March 31, 2009: Final decision on proposal and initial feedback provided to authors.
·         October 30, 2009: First draft of paper due.
·         December 1, 2009: Feedback to authors on first draft.
·         March 31, 2010: Final paper submitted.

Proposals should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to Gayle Baugh at the University of West Florida (gbaugh@uwf.edu).  Please ensure that the full proposal is contained in one file. 

Most Influential Article Award, 2000-2003

This is a call for nominations for the Most Influential Article Award of the Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management for the period of 2000-2003 (i.e., papers to be considered need to have appeared in print during this time period).

One of the primary methods of determining the most influential article award will be based on your nominations. The committee, consisting of Jack Goncalo, Pri Shah, Marwan Sinaceur, Judith White, and myself, will compile your nominations, as well as review the important journals in our field (e.g., AMJ, OBHDP, ASQ, JPSP, PSPB, JESP, JAP, IJCM, AMR).

Indicators of influence on the field include citation impact, generative impact, and wide use in doctoral seminars. Thus, we are hoping that you will nominate articles that you have used in doctoral seminars or those that have been important in guiding your own research. Self nominations are also welcome.

One thing that the committee would like to emphasize is that we are interested in receiving nominations from the full range of both topic areas studied and methodologies utilized in our division.  Demonstrating this diversity of area and method, past winners appear at the bottom of this email.

If you'd like to nominate an article or articles, please send an e-mail to me by June 13th at Maura_Belliveau@bus.emory.edu.  The committee would very much appreciate it if you could not only include the citation, but also a pdf version of the article if possible.  A description of why you think this particular article deserves inclusion in the influential article category will also be extremely helpful to the committee.  Finally, please use the following SUBJECT heading in your email: “CMD  Most Influential Paper.”

We all look forward to your nominations!

Maura A. Belliveau
Associate Professor
Goizueta Business School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322-2710
Tel: 404-727-2320
Maura_Belliveau@bus.emory.edu

Previous Winners

2007
Jehn, K.A., Northcraft, G., & Neale, M. (1999). Why differences make a difference: A field study of diversity, conflict, and performance in workgroups.  Administrative Science Quarterly, 44, 741-763.

2006 Miller, D., & Ratner, R. (1998). The Disparity between the Actual and Assumed Power of Self-interest. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 53-62.

2005
Chatman, J., J. Polzer, S. Barsade, & Neale, M. (1998). "Being Different Yet Feeling Similar: The Influence of Demographic Composition and Organizational Culture on Work Processes and Outcomes." Administrative Science Quarterly, 43, 749-780.

2004
Jehn, K.A. (1995). A multi-method examination of the benefits and detriments of intragroup conflict. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 256-282

Mayer, R.C., Davis, J.H., & Schoorman, F.D. (1995). An integrative model of organizational trust. Academy of Management Review, 20, 709-734

2001
Robinson, R. J., Keltner, D., Ward, A., & Ross, L. (1995). Actual versus assumed differences in construal: "Naive realism" in intergroup perception and conflict. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68, 404-417.

1999
Friedman, R.A., & Podolny, J. M. (1992). Differentiation of Boundary Spanning Roles: Labor Negotiations and Implications for Role Conflict. Administrative Science Quarterly, 37, 28-47.